Little Pond Village, Helmis Circle 40b Project Update

On Thursday, November 30, 2017, the Zoning Board of Appeals heard the developer’s presentation and citizens’ comments and questions about the 40b project proposed for Helmis Circle, parallel to Alma Road with entrances onto Worcester Court and onto Alma Road at the corner of Lucerne Ave. Each of the 28 lots will have a 1750 …

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Major Housing Project Proposed in Falmouth Heights – Your comments are requested.

This article was written by FHMNA member Ed Jalowiec. Much of the factual information is a matter of public record **. The opinions expressed are those of the author and are not necessarily endorsed by FHMNA, which has not yet taken an official position.” A 28-unit project is proposed for vacant land at the northern edge of Falmouth …

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Nov. 2017 Town Meeting, Beach Articles 11 (failed) & 12 (passed)

ARTICLE 11 On November 6, 2017, a majority of Town Meeting members voted against our petitioner’s Article 11 “To Amend Ch. 87 Code of Falmouth Beaches”. FHMNA President Howard Grosser gave a short history of what led up to this article (a synopsis of our 9/21/17 email to our members) and his FHMNA Board-approved request …

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LPSSA Septic Abandonment/Sewer Hookup Tax Credit

If your property is located in the LPSSA area, by now you should have received a “verification letter” dated October 28, 2016 from the Town of Falmouth (verification-letter-lpssa-final) which provides support for the claiming of a tax credit in regards to the mandated sewer connection.                        …

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If You Have a Grinder Pump Connection: Warrantee Requirement

The memo below comes from Amy Lowell, Wastewater Superintendent, to remind you of the importance (and warrantee requirement) of getting start-up inspections scheduled and completed for grinder pump installations. Amy notes that if you have a grinder pump connection, your plumber/contractor should contact FR Mahony, the grinder pump manufacturer’s representative, for a start-up inspection as …

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Nov. 2017 Town Meeting Article 11, Indefinite Postponement

Below is the text of FHMNA President Howard Grosser’s presentation to the Board of Selectmen (BOS) on Monday, September 25, 2017 asking that the BOS vote to indefinitely postpone Article 11 in favor of the Selectmens’ Article 12. Both articles will be on the warrant for the November Town Meeting:  Nov. 6-7, 2017, 7 PM, …

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Beach Issues: Timeline of Relevant Facts

On Monday, 9/11/2017, the Board of Selectmen voted to execute the November Town Meeting warrant including Article 11, proposed by Howard Grosser, FHMNA President. The intent of Article 11 is to begin a town-wide process of restoring civility on our beaches.  The Selectmen added their own beach-related Article 12 to “adopt a bylaw granting the Board …

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2017 Road Race: Thank You from Race Board President

Dear FHMNA residents, On behalf of the board of directors and the staff of Falmouth Road Race, Inc., I would like to thank you for once again opening your backyards, your front yards and the roads in your neighborhood to the 10,000+ finishers of the 2017 New Balance Falmouth Road Race. One of the reasons …

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2017 Falmouth New Balance Road Race, FHMNA Members’ Comments

Since 2012, the road race has been managed by Dave McGillivray, Race Director, and Matt Auger, Race Operations Manager, of Dave McGillivray Sports Enterprises, Inc. (DMSE), a firm that manages mass participatory road race events, including the Boston Marathon.  For a full list of organizers and other information, see http://www.falmouthroadrace.com/race-management-team/ Each year, the FHMNA asks …

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